I would love to see viable alternatives to the current mainstream operating systems. The PC market stands ready to be revolutionised by something new. But is Linux the agent of change that can do all of that? Not yet, I am afraid.
Novell’s Suse Linux at the desktop is unlikely to be popular with consumers in the next three to five years, according to Novell CEO Ronald Hovsepian.
Thanks to Dell, it will soon be easier than ever to order a brand-new desktop or notebook PC with Linux pre-installed. But whether Dell’s new programme will really have an impact on the rate of Linux adoption in the enterprise is unclear at best.